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Amazon adds 50 electric trucks to its delivery fleet in a bid to reduce pollution

The trucks will transport goods from the ports to delivery centers.

The company says the new trucks represent an important step in its mission to eliminate pollution from its global operations — even as its carbon emissions have spiked in recent years. Some of the new trucks will work as part of Amazon’s drayage fleet, moving goods off-loaded from cargo ships at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach to its fulfillment center in Santa Fe Springs, California. “We’re proud to launch our largest fleet of electric heavy-duty vehicles yet in California,” said Udit Madan, vice president of worldwide Amazon operations, in a statement.

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